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Crypto Update | Let's Stop Regulating Crypto Exchanges Like Western Union
With bitcoin and ether trading down slightly to break a three-day streak of gains, plus a look at a more useful regulatory standard for exchanges, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Dec 2, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Dec 2, 2022
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Cuba
You Would Understand Bitcoin if You Were Under Cuba’s Embargo
More than 60 banks and fintechs rejected me just for my nationality. Bitcoin fixes that.
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By Erich García Cruz
Mar 8, 2022 at 6:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2022
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Facebook’s Novi, Strike’s Bitcoin App Spell Trouble for Western Union, Analyst Says
BTIG analyst Mark Palmer says traditional money-transfer firms are likely to face increased pressure from crypto projects.
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By Michael Bellusci
Oct 20, 2021 at 9:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2021
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Western Union Suspends US Dollar Transfers to Cuba
The move follows the latest sanction from the Trump administration.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Nov 17, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2020
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Payments
Western Union Integrates With Crypto Wallet to Expand Philippines Remittances
The money transfer giant has teamed up with blockchain startup Coins.ph to enable residents of the Philippines to directly receive cash remittances.
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By Daniel Palmer
Apr 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2019
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Coinbase
Western Union Reveals Pilot Coinbase Integration
Western Union could soon be sending people's funds via an integration with Coinbase, the remittance firm's CTO has revealed.
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By Noelle Acheson
Jun 7, 2017 at 10:21 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2017
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Western Union Seeks Patent for Digital Currency Analysis
Money transfer giant Western Union is seeking a patent for a transaction analysis system that could be applied to digital currencies like bitcoin.
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By Stan Higgins
Mar 21, 2017 at 9:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2017
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MoneyGram: Bitcoin Will Fail to Disrupt Remittances
CoinDesk speaks to MoneyGram executive vice president Peter Ohser about why he believes bitcoin will fail to disrupt the remittance market.
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By Pete Rizzo
Nov 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2015
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Coinbase
8 Companies That Have Filed Crypto Patents
Often a topic of contention in the bitcoin community, CoinDesk has rounded up some of the most high profile patent submissions filed to date.
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By Yessi Bello Perez
Oct 27, 2015 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2015
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Western Union: 'Too Early' to Discuss Ripple Labs Pilot Project
Global payments giant Western Union is keeping quiet about its rumored plans to tap distributed ledger technology.
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By Pete Rizzo
Apr 30, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2015
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